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Project Description

The UNSW Health Translation Hub (HTH) is an architecturally distinctive 14–15 storey, approximately 35,600 m² multi-use facility located at the corner of High and Botany Streets in Randwick’s Health & Innovation Precinct. Developed in partnership between UNSW Sydney and Plenary Health, with Hansen Yuncken as the builder, it’s designed to convene clinicians, researchers, educators, industry partners and students under one roof – bridging the gap between discovery and patient care.

Key features include:

• Clinical and research spaces including teaching clinics for mental health, optometry, allied health, and therapy services on Levels 1–2.
• Flexible upper-level environments hosting leading research units such as the School of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Big Data Health Research, International Centre for Future Health Systems, and others
• A generous, light-filled atrium and new UNSW Plaza, offering 2,500 m² of publicly accessible open space designed for events, exhibitions, and social interaction
• Pedestrian bridges linking the HTH with UNSW’s Wallace Wurth Building (Kensington Campus) and neighboring hospital facilities, enabling seamless movement across the precinct

Included Services:

• Air & Hydronic Balancing (TAB) to ensure precise environmental delivery across clinical, lab, and public zones
• Duct & Pipework Testing to validate system integrity and performance
• Plant Room Commissioning & System Flushing, especially for education labs and clinical services
• Essential Services Verification, including smoke and fire HVAC control testing
• Commissioning Management, aligning mechanical execution with construction staging and safety-critical timelines

Outcome

Flow Balance’s involvement ensured:

• Seamless environmental control throughout teaching clinics, collaborative atriums, and research zones
• Reliable, fully compliant mechanical systems that supported operational readiness from Day 1
• Long-term performance standards were achieved across ventilation, thermal comfort, and critical safety systems, successfully integrating health, education, and research functions within the facility

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